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British courts 'too ready' to follow European Court of Human Rights' ruleshttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/aug/12/lord-neuberger-european-court-human-rights-judges
Lord Neuberger argues that the ECHR's sometimes 'inconsistent' decisions are often thought to be binding on UK<p>UK judges may have sometimes been &quot;too ready&quot; to follow decisions made by the European court of human rights, according to the UK's most senior judge.</p><p>And Lord Neuberger, president of the supreme court, says judges are beginning to see that such an approach may not be appropriate. He said one of the most controversial aspects of the European convention on human rights was that it was an international set of rules with the European court of human rights in Strasbourg as &quot;its final arbiter&quot;.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/aug/12/lord-neuberger-european-court-human-rights-judges">Continue reading...</a>David NeubergerEuropean court of human rightsLawUK supreme courtUK newsMon, 11 Aug 2014 23:44:10 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/aug/12/lord-neuberger-european-court-human-rights-judgesDavid Levene/David LeveneLord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court, in his office in Parliament Square in London. Photograph: David LeveneDavid Levene/David LeveneLord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court, in his office in Parliament Square in London. Photograph: David LevenePress Association2014-08-11T23:44:10ZBan on courtroom sketching 'archaic', says supreme court president Neubergerhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/jun/24/david-neuberger-uk-supreme-court
<p>The ridiculous law that prevents artists from drawing in courtrooms has rightly been described as &quot;archaic&quot; by the president of the supreme court, Lord Neuberger. </p><p>He told a bar council conference in Belfast that the ban made &quot;little sense in an age when people may tweet and text from court.&quot; </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/jun/24/david-neuberger-uk-supreme-court">Continue reading...</a>MediaDavid NeubergerLawUK supreme courtJudiciaryMedia lawTwitterTue, 24 Jun 2014 08:59:52 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/jun/24/david-neuberger-uk-supreme-courtRoy Greenslade2014-06-24T08:59:52ZMen who work long hours 'less effective than women', says leading judgehttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/12/men-long-hours-less-effective-women-neuberger
President of supreme court says culture of long hours at City law firms militates against influence of 'balanced, sensible' women<p><strong> </strong></p><p>&quot;Obsessive, testosterone-driven&quot; men who work 24/7 may not be as effective professionally as women with more balanced lives, the UK's most senior judge has suggested.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/12/men-long-hours-less-effective-women-neuberger">Continue reading...</a>GenderDavid NeubergerEqualityUK supreme courtSocietyLawUK newsWed, 12 Mar 2014 19:55:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/12/men-long-hours-less-effective-women-neubergerDavid Levene/GuardianLord Neuberger: 'Balanced sensible women … will very often be more effective advisers and advocates.' Photograph: David Levene for the GuardianDavid Levene/GuardianLord Neuberger: 'Balanced sensible women … will very often be more effective advisers and advocates.' Photograph: David Levene for the GuardianOwen Bowcott, legal affairs correspondent2014-03-12T19:55:01ZIn praise of … Lord&nbsp;Neuberger | Editorialhttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/16/in-praise-of-lord-neuberger-editorial
It might have been taken as a lordly put down to more junior colleagues, had he not admitted that it had happened to him<p>Self-deprecatory humour is not usually in the job description of judges in the supreme court, least of all, perhaps, in its president. So top marks to Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury for admitting <a href="http://www.justice.org.uk/data/files/resources/357/Neuberger-2013-lecture.pdf" title="">in a lecture earlier this week</a> that judges' judgments tend to be so attentive to every detail of the argument that sometimes he felt the will to live ebbing away. It might have been taken as a lordly put down to more junior colleagues, had he not admitted that it had happened to him when reading his own rulings. His point was that catatonically long judgments impeded access to justice. So too would proposals to restrict cases that could go to judicial review, the steep cuts in legal aid, and successive governments' tendency to observe what he called the Mikado principle of legislation: to pass a law was to deal with a problem. There are three times as many laws now as in 1965, but there's no evidence that people feel three times better governed.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/16/in-praise-of-lord-neuberger-editorial">Continue reading...</a>David NeubergerLawWed, 16 Oct 2013 21:58:43 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/16/in-praise-of-lord-neuberger-editorialEditorial2013-10-16T21:58:43ZBritain's most senior judge attacks judicial review curbshttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/oct/16/david-neuberger-uk-supreme-court
Lord Neuberger, supreme court president, says limits on cases will leave citizens open to 'abuses and excesses' by the state<p>Government proposals to save money by reducing the number of judicial review cases may deter valid applications and save only &quot;a pathetically small sum&quot; of money, the UK's most senior judge has warned.</p><p>In a speech entitled Justice in the Age of Austerity, the president of the supreme court, Lord Neuberger, signalled his growing concern about the spate of legal reforms being introduced.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/oct/16/david-neuberger-uk-supreme-court">Continue reading...</a>David NeubergerUK supreme courtLawPoliticsUK newsJudiciaryLegal aidWed, 16 Oct 2013 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/oct/16/david-neuberger-uk-supreme-courtDavid Levene/GuardianLord Neuberger, president of the supreme court. Photograph: David Levene for the GuardianDavid Levene/GuardianLord Neuberger, president of the supreme court. Photograph: David Levene for the GuardianOwen Bowcott, legal affairs correspondent2013-10-16T04:16:00ZOpen justice rises up the agenda | Joshua Rozenberghttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/oct/04/senior-uk-judges-open-justice
Supreme court president says judges should avoid closed sessions as lord chief justice sends new instructions to courts<p>Open justice is &quot;a fundamental feature of the rule of law in any modern democratic society&quot;, the most senior judge in the UK said on Wednesday.</p><p>Lord Neuberger, president of the supreme court, told reporters that all judges should minimise the extent to which it was necessary for them to sit in closed session. Courts should also do all they could to mitigate the unfairness of a closed hearing. And Neuberger applauded press campaigns aimed at improving openness in the courts.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/oct/04/senior-uk-judges-open-justice">Continue reading...</a>Open justiceJudiciaryDavid NeubergerUK supreme courtLawUK newsFri, 04 Oct 2013 13:54:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/oct/04/senior-uk-judges-open-justiceLewis Whyld/PASir John Thomas, the new lord chief justice, whose instructions to criminal courts will come into effect next week. Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PALewis Whyld/PASir John Thomas, the new lord chief justice, whose instructions to criminal courts will come into effect next week. Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PAJoshua Rozenberg2013-10-04T13:54:00ZLegal aid cuts will drive out the best lawyers, supreme court president warnshttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/jun/18/legal-aid-cuts-supreme-court-president
Reforms may not produce significant savings as it would result in more unrepresented litigants and longer hearings, says Lord Neuberger<p>Plans to cut &pound;220m more from the legal aid budget are regrettable, will &quot;drive out the best lawyers&quot;, and may not produce significant savings, the UK's most senior judge has warned.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/jun/18/legal-aid-cuts-supreme-court-president">Continue reading...</a>Legal aidDavid NeubergerUK criminal justiceUK newsLawTue, 18 Jun 2013 18:14:24 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/jun/18/legal-aid-cuts-supreme-court-presidentDavid Levene/GuardianLord Neuberger, the supreme court president. Photograph: David Levene for the GuardianDavid Levene/GuardianLord Neuberger, president of the supreme court, said it was a mistake to have a new legal aid regime with a costs structure "which will drive out the best lawyers" as good lawyers save money. Photograph: David Levene for the GuardianOwen Bowcott, legal affairs correspondent2013-06-18T18:14:24ZUK supreme court goes into secret session for first timehttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/mar/21/uk-supreme-court-secret-session
Court president says closed material procedure was held 'with great reluctance' in case of Iranian bank<p>The supreme court went into secret session for the first time ever on Thursday to hear sensitive intelligence about a Tehran bank accused of participating in Iran's nuclear weapons programme.</p><p>Before a live television broadcast shut down, Lord Neuberger, president of the court, declared the ruling had been taken &quot;with great reluctance&quot; by a majority of the nine justices hearing the appeal by Bank Mellat.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/mar/21/uk-supreme-court-secret-session">Continue reading...</a>UK supreme courtOpen justiceDavid NeubergerLawUK newsIranMiddle East and North AfricaWorld newsThu, 21 Mar 2013 19:04:29 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/mar/21/uk-supreme-court-secret-sessionDavid Levene/David LeveneLord Neuberger said the supreme court should be a place 'where all judgments should be open and be available to be seen'. Photograph: David LeveneDavid Levene/David LeveneLord Neuberger said the supreme court should be a place 'where all judgments should be open and be available to be seen'. Photograph: David LeveneOwen Bowcott, legal affairs correspondent2013-03-21T19:04:29ZHuman rights are good for Britons – and the Tories know that | Natalie Samarasinghehttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/mar/10/human-rights-all-of-us-abu-qatada
We need a calm debate – scare stories about being expelled from the UN are as unhelpful as focusing only on Abu Qatada<p>I was dismayed to see Lord Neuberger's remarks on international anti-torture obligations repackaged as <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2013/mar/05/lord-neuberger-deportation-terror-suspects" title="">&quot;Britain will have to withdraw from the UN … if it wants to deport terrorist suspects&quot;</a> (5 March) – a claim repeated in the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/mar/05/human-rights-laws-judgment-editorial" title="">editorial</a>, which presented his interview as a &quot;formidable challenge&quot; to the government. Ratcheting up the stakes in this manner only increases confusion about human rights and fuels the smear campaign against them. It's also unlikely to change minds. Those who want to leave the European convention on human rights, believing this would dispense with deportation challenges, immigration and everything for which &quot;human rights&quot; get blamed, may conclude that we should leave the UN too.</p><p>This is a red herring. At the UN Association, we seek to dispel myths about the organisation. The UN doesn't compel states to sign all, or even any, human rights treaties. It monitors states' human rights records but has no real power of penalty, unless international peace is threatened. Even apartheid South Africa wasn't expelled from the UN, so why would Britain be?</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/mar/10/human-rights-all-of-us-abu-qatada">Continue reading...</a>Human rightsHuman Rights ActLawDavid NeubergerEuropean court of human rightsAbu QatadaWorld newsUK newsSun, 10 Mar 2013 18:10:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/mar/10/human-rights-all-of-us-abu-qatadaNeil Hall/Reuters‘Cases like Abu Qatada’s have damaged public perceptions of the Human Rights Act.’ Photograph: Neil Hall/ReutersNeil Hall/Reuters‘Cases like Abu Qatada’s have damaged public perceptions of the Human Rights Act.’ Photograph: Neil Hall/ReutersNatalie Samarasinghe2013-03-10T18:10:00ZSenior judge warns over deportation of terror suspects to torture stateshttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/mar/05/lord-neuberger-deportation-terror-suspects
Britain's most senior judge Lord Neuberger says policy would mean pulling out of UN and European court of human rights<p>Britain will have to withdraw from the United Nations as well as the European court of human rights if it wants to deport terrorist suspects to states that carry out torture, the country's most senior judge has warned.</p><p>In his first interview since becoming president of the supreme court, Lord Neuberger launched a sustained attack on &quot;slanted&quot; coverage and &quot;one-sided&quot; portrayals that misrepresent the way the human rights court operates.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/mar/05/lord-neuberger-deportation-terror-suspects">Continue reading...</a>UK criminal justiceForeign policyPoliticsDavid NeubergerEuropean court of human rightsHuman rightsLawUK newsUnited NationsTheresa MayTue, 05 Mar 2013 08:38:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/mar/05/lord-neuberger-deportation-terror-suspectsDavid Levene/GuardianLord Neuberger has given his first interview since becoming president of the supreme court. Photograph: David Levene for the GuardianDavid Levene/GuardianLord Neuberger has given his first interview since becoming president of the supreme court. Photograph: David Levene for the GuardianOwen Bowcott, legal affairs correspondent2013-03-05T08:38:00ZBritain's most senior judge takes aim at gender imbalancehttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/mar/05/lord-neuberger-interview-senior-judge
Lord Neuberger admits problem with diversity in higher judiciary and says there could be 'unconscious bias' against women<p>The stereotypical image of judges as male and white may be so deeply entrenched that there could be an &quot;unconscious bias&quot; against women, the United Kingdom's most senior judge has suggested.</p><p>Lord Neuberger, who was formerly master of the rolls, head of the civil courts, accepts there is a problem with diversity in the higher judiciary and is keen to address the imbalance.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/mar/05/lord-neuberger-interview-senior-judge">Continue reading...</a>David NeubergerJudiciaryLawUK criminal justiceEqualitySocietyUK newsGenderWomenLife and styleTue, 05 Mar 2013 00:05:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/mar/05/lord-neuberger-interview-senior-judgeDavid Levene/GuardianLord Neuberger: 'The British people are entitled to have the best judges they can get.'
Photograph: David Levene for the GuardianDavid Levene/GuardianLord Neuberger: 'The British people are entitled to have the best judges they can get.'
Photograph: David Levene for the GuardianOwen Bowcott, legal affairs correspondent2013-03-05T00:05:01ZHuman rights laws: supremely serious judgment | Editorialhttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/mar/05/human-rights-laws-judgment-editorial
The Tories are living in a fantasy land if they think lawmaking in their Little England could ignore international human rights<p>Britain's judges have traditionally disliked involving themselves in public controversy almost as strongly as Britain's politicians wish the judges would keep their criticisms firmly under their wigs. That is why Tuesday's <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2013/mar/05/lord-neuberger-deportation-terror-suspects" title="Lord Neuberger warns over deportation of terror suspects to torture states">Guardian interview with the president of the UK supreme court</a>, Lord Neuberger, is such an important and even astonishing event. The wigless Lord Neuberger warns that, in order to deport unwelcome terrorist suspects to lands where basic rights may not be observed, Britain risks having to withdraw not merely from the European court of human rights but also even from the United Nations. This is a formidable challenge to the government in general and to Conservative ministers in particular to weigh their options with great care. It needs to be taken with the utmost seriousness.</p><p>It is nevertheless hard to think of a challenge with more destabilising implications for relations between government and the judiciary. Lord Neuberger must have given considerable thought to his words before uttering them. That he said what he did is therefore evidence of the depth of the anxieties felt by senior judges about the way ministers are increasingly tempted to defy not just the European human rights court, and thus the UK courts which defer to European rulings, but also the international treaties and conventions to which the UK is a signatory — and which in many cases were drafted by British lawyers. It suggests that relations between ministers and the judges are in an unhappy state. There is a great deal at stake here for the working of the rule of law. One side or the other is going to have to back down. Serious politicians should therefore think very carefully indeed before they choose how to respond.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/mar/05/human-rights-laws-judgment-editorial">Continue reading...</a>Human rightsDavid NeubergerLawEuropean court of human rightsConservativesPoliticsForeign policyUnited NationsWorld newsUK criminal justiceTue, 05 Mar 2013 00:01:04 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/mar/05/human-rights-laws-judgment-editorialEditorial2013-03-05T00:01:04Z2013: the year for legal apprenticeships | Hannah Gannagé-Stewarthttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/jan/09/legal-apprenticeships-university
The legal profession is coming to realise that university is not the only route to a professional career<p>Enthusiasm for legal apprenticeships grew notably last year with several firms launching formal schemes. Not only are new <a href="http://www.legalhigherapprenticeships.com/" title="">Higher Apprenticeships in Legal Services</a> due to launch in March, which are equivalent to the first year of a degree, but the government's minister for skills, Matthew Hancock, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/dec/28/lawyers-accountants-need-not-have-degrees" title="">announced in late December</a> that it may be possible to enroll on apprenticeships equivalent to bachelors and masters degree level as early as this year.</p><p>Some may be skeptical that a route to qualification will be ready to launch that soon but the momentum has been building for some time. Arguably, work-based learning pilots and combined LPC training contracts have already paved the way to launch an entirely work-based route into practice.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/jan/09/legal-apprenticeships-university">Continue reading...</a>Studying lawLawDavid NeubergerEducationStudentsHigher educationApprenticeshipsUK newsLawEducation policyPoliticsWed, 09 Jan 2013 15:42:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/jan/09/legal-apprenticeships-universityAndrew Fox / Alamy/AlamyIt seems that the profession is coming to a natural realisation that a university education, though not without its merits, is not the only route to a professional career Photograph: Andrew Fox / Alamy/AlamyAndrew Fox / Alamy/AlamyIt seems that the profession is coming to a natural realisation that a university education, though not without its merits, is not the only route to a professional career Photograph: Andrew Fox / Alamy/AlamyHannah Gannagé-Stewart2013-01-09T15:42:03ZSupreme court justices wanted: apply within | Owen Bowcotthttp://www.theguardian.com/law/guardian-law-blog/2012/oct/16/supreme-court-vacancies-advertised
Supreme court is advertising three judicial vacancies - who would you nominate?<p>Vacancies for three supreme court justices <a href="http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/news/selection-commission-121016.html" title="">advertised</a> on Tuesday open up the prospect of increased judicial diversity in the UK's highest court. The appointments mark the largest changeover in judges on the 12 strong bench since the court was established three years ago. It is <a href="http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/about/biographies-of-the-justices.html" title="">currently composed</a> of eleven men and one woman, Lady Hale; none are from an ethnic minority.</p><p>The information pack for candidates states that: &quot;The selection commission is anxious to attract applications from the widest field, and in making recommendations will bear in mind the nature of the court and the way it is likely to develop over the next few years.&quot;</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/guardian-law-blog/2012/oct/16/supreme-court-vacancies-advertised">Continue reading...</a>LawUK supreme courtJudiciaryDavid NeubergerBrenda HaleUK newsTue, 16 Oct 2012 12:18:14 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/guardian-law-blog/2012/oct/16/supreme-court-vacancies-advertisedDan Kitwood/Getty ImagesBaroness Hale of Richmond, One of the 11 justices of the supreme court, and the only woman. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesJune Buck/PRLady Hale. Photograph: June BuckOwen Bowcott2012-10-16T12:18:14ZSupreme court: where there is discord | Joshua Rozenberghttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/jul/25/supreme-court-phillips-neuberger
The Phillips era came to a close today with another robust set of judgments. Can Lord Neuberger restore harmony to an increasingly fractious court?<p>The UK supreme court has delivered a robust set of judgments this morning, demonstrating the refreshing level of independence it enjoys from both the government and from the lower courts.</p><p>In perhaps the most important of today's rulings, the court <a href="http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/docs/UKSC_2011_0011_Judgment.pdf" title="">granted political asylum</a> to a number of refugees from Zimbabwe who would have been required to feign allegiance to their country's governing regime in order to avoid persecution.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/jul/25/supreme-court-phillips-neuberger">Continue reading...</a>UK supreme courtUK newsLawDavid NeubergerBrenda HaleEuropean court of human rightsSir Nicolas BratzaJudiciaryJonathan SumptionJulian AssangeWed, 25 Jul 2012 11:43:14 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/jul/25/supreme-court-phillips-neubergerIan Nicholson/PALord Neuberger will succeed Lord Phillips as president of the supreme court. Photograph: Ian Nicholson/PAIan Nicholson/PAMaster of the rolls, Lord Neuberger, at a news conference for the publication of his committee's report into superinjunctions. Photograph: Ian Nicholson/PAJoshua Rozenberg2012-07-25T11:43:14ZLord Neuberger appointed supreme court presidenthttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/jul/12/lord-neuberger-appointed-supreme-court-president
Judge, who is seen as liberal, has made a rapid ascent up judicial ladder<p>Lord Neuberger, who heads the civil judiciary, is to become supreme court president – the most senior judge in the UK.</p><p>His appointment was confirmed by Downing Street, causing speculation about who will succeed him as master of the rolls. Neuberger, 64, will be sworn in at a ceremony on 1 October. Seen as liberal, he has made a rapid ascent up the judicial ladder and was one of the youngest ever Law Lords.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/jul/12/lord-neuberger-appointed-supreme-court-president">Continue reading...</a>David NeubergerLawUK supreme courtJudiciaryUK newsThu, 12 Jul 2012 19:50:13 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/jul/12/lord-neuberger-appointed-supreme-court-presidentDavid Hartley/Rex FeaturesLord Neuberger will be sworn on as supreme court president in October. Photograph: David Hartley/Rex FeaturesDavid Hartley/Rex FeaturesLord Neuberger. Photograph: David Hartley/Rex FeaturesOwen Bowcott, legal affairs correspondent2012-07-12T19:50:13ZLord Neuberger to be announced as supreme court president | Joshua Rozenberghttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/jul/12/lord-neuberger-announced-supreme-court-president
The master of the rolls, expected to succeed Lord Phillips as UK's most senior judge, hides a razor-sharp intellect behind an easy-going manner<p>Downing Street is expected to announce today that Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury is to become president of the UK supreme court, succeeding Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers.</p><p>Neuberger's appointment is well deserved and should come as no surprise. I <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2011/oct/10/supreme-court-who-will-succeed-lord-phillips">tipped him as favourite for the job</a> last October, shortly before Phillips announced that he would be standing down nearly a year later.</p><p><br />&quot;By normal standards, words such as &quot;deplore&quot; and &quot;remarkable&quot; may not seem particularly blunt. But the law lords used to be much more respectful of each other, manifesting robust disagreement without descending to personal abuse. If this is what the justices were prepared to say about Hale in print, you can imagine the rows they must have had with her in private.&quot;</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/jul/12/lord-neuberger-announced-supreme-court-president">Continue reading...</a>UK supreme courtDavid NeubergerJudiciaryCourt of appealLawBrenda HaleThu, 12 Jul 2012 08:56:22 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/jul/12/lord-neuberger-announced-supreme-court-presidentIan Nicholson/PADowning Street is expected to announce today that Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury is to become president of the UK supreme court Photograph: Ian Nicholson/PAIan Nicholson/PAMaster of the rolls, Lord Neuberger, at a news conference for the publication of his committee's report into superinjunctions. Photograph: Ian Nicholson/PAJoshua Rozenberg2012-07-12T08:56:22ZJudgment over extradition case is victory for open justicehttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/apr/03/groundbreaking-judgment-extradition-open-justice
Groundbreaking ruling in case brought by Guardian strengthens media's right to see documents used in criminal proceedings<p>Three senior judges have issued <a href="http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2012/420.html" title="">a groundbreaking judgment</a> that strengthens the media's right to see documents used in criminal cases.</p><p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/david-neuberger" title="">Lord Neuberger</a>, the master of the rolls, and two <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/court-of-appeal" title="">appeal court</a> judges, Lord Justices Toulson and Hooper, ordered the release of documents sought by <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/theguardian" title="">the Guardian</a> in an extradition hearing. The US government and a magistrate had opposed their disclosure.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/apr/03/groundbreaking-judgment-extradition-open-justice">Continue reading...</a>Open justiceUK criminal justiceExtraditionDavid NeubergerCourt of appealLawMedia lawMediaUK newsTue, 03 Apr 2012 09:34:19 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/apr/03/groundbreaking-judgment-extradition-open-justiceDavid Hartley/Rex FeaturesLord Neuberger, master of the rolls, ordered the release of documents sought by the Guardian. Photograph: David Hartley/Rex FeaturesRob Evans2012-04-03T09:34:19ZThe spooks' conversion of David Anderson QC | Richard Norton-Taylorhttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/mar/27/david-anderson-terrorism-legislation
Independent terrorism reviewer falls for specious claims that the US will withdraw intelligence cooperation unless UK promises secret hearings<p>The spooks have talked to David Anderson, the government-appointed &quot;independent reviewer of terrorism legislation&quot;, after his earlier criticism of the green paper on &quot;security and justice&quot;. That is not surprising. It is, after all, their job. And it is his job to listen.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/mar/27/david-anderson-terrorism-legislation">Continue reading...</a>Open justiceLawBinyam MohamedWorld newsCourt of appealUK newsDavid NeubergerMI5MI6Counter-terrorism policyUK security and counter-terrorismPoliticsTortureTue, 27 Mar 2012 12:41:11 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/mar/27/david-anderson-terrorism-legislationFrank Baron/GuardianRichard Norton-Taylor2012-03-27T12:41:11ZJudgments need to be more accessible - and it is right that judges engage outside of themhttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/mar/16/neuberger-principles-empower-judges
Judgments need to be more accessible - and it is right that judges engage outside of them<p>What should judges be able say outside the courts? One of the most senior judges, Lord Neuberger, has <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2012/mar/16/judge-courting-publicity" title="">proposed some principles</a> for &quot;extra-judicial&quot; statements. These are likely to shape judicial contributions to public debate for some time to come, but do they go far enough?</p><p>The <a href="http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/Resources/JCO/Documents/Speeches/mr-speech-holdsworth-lecture-2012.pdf" title="">starting point</a> is familiar: it is &quot;quite inappropriate&quot; for politicians to criticise judges or their decisions. There must be &quot;mutual respect&quot; between ministers and the judiciary. If they &quot;slang each other off in public&quot; it undermines the constitution, democracy and the rule of law. While the frankness is welcome, the content is not overly surprising.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/mar/16/neuberger-principles-empower-judges">Continue reading...</a>Open justiceLawJudiciaryDavid NeubergerUK newsFri, 16 Mar 2012 18:50:12 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/mar/16/neuberger-principles-empower-judgesIan Nicholson/PALord Neuberger has proposed some principles for 'extra-judicial' statements Photograph: Ian Nicholson/PAIan Nicholson/PAMaster of the rolls, Lord Neuberger, at a news conference for the publication of his committee's report into superinjunctions. Photograph: Ian Nicholson/PALawrence McNamara2012-03-16T18:50:12Z